Stacked Pumpkin Jack O'Lanterns (finally) Finished!

BOO! Haha! I just love the Fall and Halloween so much! It really is one of my favorite holidays! I have actually been considering leaving the Halloween section of my shop open all year round! I could just keep Halloween alive all the time!

I FINALLY finished my stacked pumpkin decorations. I actually changed a few things from the original design.

First of all, I made them in white as well as orange!

You guys have seen a lot of these fellas lately, so you pretty much know most of the details.

The entire body is hollow, so he is very light!

I am really happy with how he looks! I gave each one a raffia bow around his neck and his lid comes of his head! Haha!

Now HERE is the new guy! This one is basically the same as the orange one, but there is a BIG difference. 

He GLOWS IN THE DARK! When you expose him to direct light, and then turn of the lights... he GLOWS!

And here are my brooms! EEHEEHEEHEHEHE <- That was my witch's cackle. Haha!

Each broom was made from mixed media found materials. Everything was cleaned very well before I put them together!

Each stacked pumpkin, both orange and white, come with the handmade broom and hand-sewn hat! The hat was made by me as well. They have a bit of a quirky look to them, so they add TONS of character to the overall piece!

That is all for today! I am off to work on some more items! All but one of my jack o'lanterns sold already, so I am going to make a few more of them! I have a few more ideas for those and I can't wait to bring those ideas to life!

I also would like to announce that I am going to start working on Christmas items after I get over my Halloween spell! I love Thanksgiving, but I probably won't put a lot of focus on it this year.

OH! A Bohemian Bazaar turns 1 at the beginning of December! I have something really special planned for that! :) My baby is growing up! It is so strange how this feels... I REALLY do feel like a dad and I am so proud at how A Bohemian Bazaar has started to form into something I can be proud of! And it only makes this experience about a million times better since I have gained so much support!

Hugs and blessings!

-Blake

Stacked Pumpkins - WIP

Pumpkins! Pumpkins! Pumpkins! Ever since I got a technique down to make a hollow jack o'lantern, I have been using it constantly! For the past two days I have been working on jack o'lanterns. I actually managed to make 6 or 7 of them. They each have different faces, but I want those to be a surprise!

I will show you, however, how the stacked pumpkins are coming along!

Each one is made from 4 hollow pumpkins, so it takes a while. Haha! I am using all kinds of tools to get these hollow, and to look as realistic as I can.

Here is a little sneak peek at one of the requested jack o'lanterns I got in an order. The customer wanted and angry face and a scared one! Here is the scared one....

I actually finished the bodies of these Jacks, but I still have A LOT to do. Hats, bow-ties.... and.... other things..... ;)

I WILL go ahead and let you guys know that they are hollow for a reason. I am on the search for some sort of light to put inside them! I still am not sure how I will pull this one off, but let's hope I figure it out!

That's it for today! Sorry I don't have much to show you! Sometimes I can work for hours and hours and only have a few items to show for it.

I hope everyone is having a great day! And enjoying the Fall! :D

-Blake

The Nightmare Before Christmas Fall Cupcake Display - My Contest Entry!

Hey guys! Thanks so much for all the love and support! I honestly didn't realize how many people look at my blog and my work, and I am very grateful! If you are interested in what is coming soon to my shop, I FINALLY got the jack o'lanterns down! I made a couple the other day and they cracked! I then got discouraged. Then I stopped.

Yesterday I picked the clay back up, tried a few different things, and got it! I made three jack o'lanterns and I will photograph those in a few minutes and try to have them listed tonight! Since they are each one of a kind, I will make separate posts as I make different batches of them. But more on those later!

For those of you who don't know, I am a member of an art sharing website called deviantART. I am also a part of a group called Semi-Sweeties; a group devoted to the love of polymer clay foods and sweets! They have regular contests throughout the year, and the newest one is their Movie Contest! You just simply make a miniature inspired by a movie! I chose The Nightmare Before Christmas!

I made a stacked pumpkin display to represent the main character, Jack. So ironic! Especially since his head is a "jack" o'lantern! Bahahahaha!

His arms are wire, hat is paper, and bow-tie is thread. As you can see, he easily can hold two cupcakes!

The cupcakes are also inspired by characters from the movie.

There is Sally, Lock, Stock, Barrel, Oogie Boogie, and Zero!

If you haven't seen the movie, I would highly suggest you go out and get a copy! Here is a detail shot of the hat.

I am so proud with how this turned out! I am thinking about making more of them and adding them to my Etsy! What do you guys think? Would anyone be interested? I already have some alterations in mind, so don't expect to see this exact sculpture duplicated. This is more of a.... prototype!

Anyways, this is what I have been up to since yesterday! I waited until RIGHT before the entry was due, which by the way is MONDAY. Haha! But I have finished it! And perfectly on time! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and reading! Please leave me comments! I always love to hear what you think and I always try to comment back! :)

-Blake